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Com. Director at ART-ATHINA
Sakalis
Short Bio
He is the Communication Director of ART-ATHINA. Initiator & Coordinator at Athens Culture Net of the City of Athens / Journalist. At first he was employed at the marketing departments of prominent Greek companies in the fast moving consumer goods and home appliances sectors. In 1998 he became the Press and PR Officer of The DESTE Foundation, Centre for Contemporary Art, where he remained until 2002. Since then he works as an independent art editor and has collaborated with numerous publications. During the past ten years, he has served as Communication Consultant for major art institutions like the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), the Spyropoulos Foundation and the Athens chapter of the Gagosian Gallery. In 2009 he became the Communication Director of ART-ATHINA, the International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens.